3 in liturgical service of song, עלהֿשׁמינית, over the bass voices, leading them with כִּנֹּרוֺת1 Chronicles 15:21; לַמְנַצֵּחַ in titles Psalms has probably simile meaning, = musical director or choirmaster; Greek Vrss. of 2nd cent. A.D., Aq Theod Sym, and so Jerome, think of Aramaic victorious, but no clear explanation; ᵐ5εἰς τὸ τέλος (probably לַמִּנְצָח) follows ordinary meaning of noun נֵצַח, which may be explained in eschatological sense as referring to end of age of world after Euseb Theod; or for full rendering after De; neither satisfactory. Chronicles, near in date, gives the clue which is intrinsically probably: לְ indicates, not assignment (nothing special in these Psalms to suggest it, and assignment of Psalms for such use a matter of course), but that these Psalms were taken by final editor from an older major Psalter known as the Director's Collection, compare the still earlier collections known as (ל)דוד, (ל)אסף, (ל)בני קרח. The 55 Psalms with למנצח were taken 39 from Davidic, 9 from Korahite, and 5 from Asaphic Psalters; only 2anonymous. Habakkuk 3 originally belonged to Director's Psalter. This and other Director's Psalms have musical directions in titles. The Director's Psalter was probably the prayer-book of synagogue of Greek period, presupposed by our Hab., the collection of the twelve Minor Prophets, the prophetic canon, and Daniel (see BrGen. Intr. 123).

A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from netsach), to be permanent -- excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.

1 Chronicles 23:4HEB: מֵאֵ֗לֶּה לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙ עַל־ מְלֶ֣אכֶתNAS: 24000were to oversee the workKJV: thousand [were] to set forward the workINT: of which forward and the work

2 Chronicles 2:2HEB:חֹצֵ֣ב בָּהָ֑ר וּמְנַצְּחִ֣ים עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתNAS: and 3,600 to supervise them.KJV: and six hundred to oversee them.INT: to hew the mountain to supervise and and three

2 Chronicles 2:18HEB:וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת מְנַצְּחִ֖ים לְהַעֲבִ֥יד אֶת־NAS: and 3,600 supervisors to make the peopleKJV: hundred overseers to setINT: and six hundred supervisors work the people

2 Chronicles 34:12HEB:בְּנֵ֥י הַקְּהָתִ֖ים לְנַצֵּ֑חַ וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם כָּל־NAS: over them to supervise: JahathKJV: faithfully: and the overseers of them [were] JahathINT: of the sons of the Kohathites to supervise and the Levites all

2 Chronicles 34:13HEB:וְעַ֣ל הַסַּבָּלִ֗ים וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙ לְכֹל֙ עֹשֵׂ֣הNAS: the burden bearers, and supervised allKJV: Also [they were] over the bearers of burdens, and [were] overseers of all that wroughtINT: over the burden and supervised all wrought

Ezra 3:8HEB:שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה לְנַצֵּ֖חַ עַל־ מְלֶ֥אכֶתNAS: and older to oversee the workKJV: and upward, to set forward the workINT: years and older to oversee and the work

Ezra 3:9HEB:יְהוּדָה֙ כְּאֶחָ֔ד לְנַצֵּ֛חַ עַל־ עֹשֵׂ֥הNAS: the Levites, to oversee the workmenKJV: together, to set forward the workmenINT: of Judah united to oversee and accomplish